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Telegram RSS / JSON GeneratorvsTube Archivist

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Telegram RSS / JSON GeneratorTube Archivist
Score51/10072/100
Rank in category#9 of 14 in Messaging#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars6518 552
Stars, last 30 days+0+83
Stable releases, 12 months26
Latest releasev2.7.2 · 19 Jun 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePHPPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 51/100 for Telegram RSS / JSON Generator, so it is the safer default.

Tube Archivist ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Telegram RSS / JSON Generator.

If you want the quickest setup, Telegram RSS / JSON Generator is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

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